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The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants : particularly the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors : together with their descriptions in English and French, to which, are added observations on the air, soil, and waters, with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c. : to the whole, is prefixed a new and correct map of the countries treated of

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The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants : particularly the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto described, or very incorrectly figured by authors : together with their descriptions in English and French, to which, are added observations on the air, soil, and waters, with remarks upon agriculture, grain, pulse, roots, &c. : to the whole, is prefixed a new and correct map of the countries treated of

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LC copy: paging and description in card catalogue: "2v., 100, 100, 20 col. pl., col. map ; 52 cm".
LC copy: errors in paging from card catalogue: "Vol. 2, p. 59 numbered 56. Vol. 2, pl. 61 unnumbered; pl. 80 numbered 62. App., pl. 3, 7, 9 unnumbered.
Vol. 1: [4], xii, 100, [6] p., [102] leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 100, xliv, 20, [8] p., [120] leaves of plates.
Signatures: v. 1: pi² a-c² A-2B²; v. 2: pi1 2B-3C² A-L² *² 2*²(12*2) ²A-²E².
"The figures were etched by himself from his own paintings, and the colored copies executed under his inspection."--Appleton's cyclopedia of Amer. biog. v. 1, p. 557.
LC copy: Contains supplement: An account of Carolina and the Bahama Islands. Relation de la Carolin, et des Isles de Bahama. xliv p.
LC copy: Also: Appendix. 1748? 20 p., 20 col. pl.
The illustrations were etched by the author from his own drawings and hand colored under his direction. Cf. Preface, v. 1, -. xi-xii.
Title pages printed in red and black; list of subscribers, v. 1, p. [3-4].
Includes indexes.
Nissen, C. Botanische Buchillustration (2. Aufl.), 336
Nissen, C. Illustrierten Vogelbücher, 177
Text in English and French in parallel columns.
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01/01/1731
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